On 4 October 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, visited H.E. Mr. Luvsanvandan Bold, Ambassador of Mongolia to Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg, and the Head of the Mission of Mongolia to the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
The Ambassador and the Acting Secretary-General discussed the latest developments regarding the Energy Charter Treaty, in particular the amendments to the Treaty expected to be adopted this year. The parties re-affirmed continued...
On 4 October 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, visited H.E. Mr. Gayrat Fazilov, Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg, and the Head of the Mission of Uzbekistan to the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
The Ambassador and the Acting Secretary-General discussed the latest developments regarding the Energy Charter Treaty, in particular the amendments to the Treaty expected to be adopted this year. The parties...
On 2 October 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, visited H.E. Mr. Anders H. Eide, Ambassador of Norway to the European Union.
The Ambassador and the Acting Secretary-General discussed the latest developments regarding the Energy Charter Treaty, in particular the amendments to the Treaty expected to be adopted this year. The parties confirmed continued cooperation between Norway and the Secretariat going forward.
On 27 September 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, attended the diplomatic reception celebrating the 33rd anniversary of the independence of Turkmenistan. Ms. Hirose congratulated H.E. Mr. Sapar Palvanov, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Head of Mission of Turkmenistan to the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, for the occasion.
The event was attended by the Ambassadors of other Central Asian countries - the Republic of...
On 27 September 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, visited H.E. Mr. Lauri Hirvonen, Ambassador and the Deputy Permanent Representative of Finland to the European Union.
The Ambassador and the Acting Secretary-General discussed the latest developments regarding the Energy Charter Treaty, in particular the amendments to the Treaty expected to be adopted this year. The parties re-affirmed continued cooperation between Finland and the Secretariat going forward.
On 26 September 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, met Senator Sodiq Safoyev, First Deputy Speaker of the Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan, at an event where the Senator participated as a panelist on the topic of Uzbekistan's 2024 Parliamentary election. The panel also comprised Mr. Eldor Tulyakov, Executive Director of Development Strategy Center of Tashkent, and Mr. Nodir Tilavoldiev, Deputy Chairman of the National Revival Democratic Party of Uzbekistan.
On 26 September 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, attended the diplomatic reception celebrating the 79th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Indonesia. Ms. Hirose congratulated H.E. Dr. Andri Hadi, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union, for the occasion. Republic of Indonesia is an observer of the Energy Charter Conference.
The event was attended by many Ambassadors of the members states of the Energy Charter...
On 24 September 2024, the Energy Charter Secretariat received a communication from the European Union informing about its decision to exercise the right under Article 17 of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) to deny the advantages of Part III of the ECT on behalf of the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) and the listed Member States, which are, or have been, Contracting Parties to the ECT, to:
any legal entity that is owned or controlled by citizens or nationals of...
On 19 September 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, visited H.E. Mr. Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, Ambassador of Georgia to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and Head of the Mission of Georgia to the European Union.
The Ambassador and the Acting Secretary-General discussed the latest developments regarding the Energy Charter Treaty, in particular, the modernisation of the Treaty, and reaffirmed continued cooperation between Georgia and the Secretariat.
On 17 September 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, received a visit by H.E. Ahmad Berwari, the Ambassador of Iraq to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Duchy of Luxembourg, and to the European Uniton and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Iraq is an Observer to the Energy Charter Conference since 2016 upon signing the International Energy Charter.
The parties discussed potential future cooperation going forward.
On 13 September 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, visited H.E. Mr. Sapar Palvanov, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg, and the Head of the Mission of Turkmenistan to the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
The Ambassador and the Acting Secretary-General discussed the latest developments regarding the Energy Charter Treaty, in particular the amendments to the Treaty expected to be adopted this year. The parties re-affirmed...
On 10 September 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, visited H.E. Dr. Thomas Oberreiter, Ambassador and the Permanent Representative of Austria to the European Union.
The Ambassador and the Acting Secretary-General discussed the latest developments regarding the Energy Charter Treaty, in particular the amendments to the Treaty expected to be adopted this year. The parties re-affirmed continued cooperation between Austria and the Secretariat going forward.
On 6 September 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, visited H.E. Mr. Bálint Ódor, Ambassador and the Permanent Representative of Hungary to the European Union.
The Ambassador and the Acting Secretary-General discussed the latest developments regarding the Energy Charter Treaty, in particular the amendments to the Treaty expected to be adopted this year, and re-affirmed continued cooperation between Hungary and the Secretariat going forward.
On 28 August 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, visited H.E. Mr. Zulfi Ismaili, Ambassador and the Head of the Mission of the Republic of North Macedonia to the European Union.
The Ambassador and the Acting Secretary-General discussed the latest developments regarding the Energy Charter Treaty and confirmed close cooperation between North Macedonia and the Secretariat going forward.
On 25 July 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, visited H.E. Mr. Tigran Balayan, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Head of the Mission of Armenia to the European Union.
The Ambassador and the Acting Secretary-General discussed the latest developments regarding the Energy Charter Treaty and reaffirmed continued cooperation between Armenia and the Secretariat.
